THE BEND ENDURANCE RELAYS

The Bend Motorsport Park is a world-class, $100 million development located near Adelaide, South Australia, catering for international events, national series racing, grass roots club events, driver safety training and drive experience programs. The Bend is Australia’s newest circuit built to the latest FIA Category 2 and FIM Category A standards.

The Bend is unique in providing all motorsport disciplines ‘through the one gate’, including circuit racing for cars and motorcycles; Australia’s only purpose-built drift circuit; a CIK-FIA standard karting circuit; an international Group 1 dragway; driver training facilities; a 4WD adventure park and a rally/off-road facility.

For 2019 we will be using the International Circuit measuring a distance of 4.95km.

THE BEND ENDURANCE CHALLENGES

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

One Grand Prix Track. Three Challenges.

Join us on the weekend of 16/17 March 2019 at The Bend for our second successive year's Festival of Cycling.

Choose between the 24 hour, 12 hour and 6 hour challenges - and enter as a soloist or a team of 2, 4, 6 or 8 - prizes will be awarded for each category (valid with a minimum number of category entries).

Click on the logo of your Challenge of choice to register:

Start Times as Follows:

24hr Challenge: 15:00 on Saturday 16 March

12hr Challenge: 19:00 on Saturday 16 March

6hr Challenge: 09:00 on Sunday 17 March

REGISTER HERE

Charity Places will be available in all three challenges - click here for details.

All relays are open to riders from 18 years of age. 16-18 year olds will be considered on an individual basis - please contact us. Youth riders must have relevant experience of Endurance cycling and compete in a team of 4 or more registered riders for the 24 and 12 hour challenges or in a team of 2 or more registered riders for the 6 hour challenge. Proof of age will be required at registration.

EARLY BIRD (12.5% DISCOUNT) Entry Fees (per person) for each category in the three events available to 30 SEPTEMBER 2018:

Solo

Duo

4 person

6 person

8 person

16-18 years

Charity

24 hour

$306

$249

$210

$175

$153

$85

$120

12 hour

$175

$153

$131

n/a

n/a

$64

$80

6 hour

$96

$74

n/a

n/a

n/a

$43

$40

FULL PRICE available from 1 October 2018 - 8 March 2019:

Solo

Duo

4 person

6 person

8 person

16-18 years

Charity

24 hour

$350

$285

$240

$200

$175

$85

$120

12 hour

$200

$175

$150

n/a

n/a

$64

$80

6 hour

$110

$85

n/a

n/a

n/a

$43

$40

Parking and access to the venue and the Welcome Centre is free for spectators - access to the secure Pit Garages for Crew Members to assist cyclists will require a Pit Pass which is available at $30 per person. Please note:

24 Hour Challenge: teams will have Crew Members included in the team's entry fee as follows: Soloists and Duos will have two Crew Members included per team and teams of 4, 6 and 8 will have one Crew Member per team included in the team's entry.

12 Hour Challenge: teams will have Crew Members included in the team's entry fee as follows: Soloists and Duos will have two Crew Members included per team and teams of 4 do not have a Crew Member included in the team's entry.

Our Revolve24 Race Event App will be available to compete for your place on the grid and will provide access to live tracking during the event. Data from 1 June 2018 to 28 February 2019 will count towards your Grid Position/Garage for the top contenders for the 24 Hour Challenge. More information on the Race App can be found HERE.